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The Human Rights Initiative Award

The Queen's Human Rights Initiative Award is given annually in recognition of initiatives that have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of equality and human rights at Queen's University.

Nominations for the Queen's Human Rights Initiative Award will be considered on the basis of four criteria:

Guest Speakers:
Irène Bujara, former University Advisor on Equity and Human Rights &

Barb Lotan, Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Coordinator

Information about the upcoming lecture by University of Toronto psychology professor Jordan Peterson, entitled “The Rising Tide of Compelled Speech in Canada”:

The March 5th lecture was organized by Professor Bruce Pardy (Law), and is the inaugural lecture in the “Piasetzki Liberty Lecture” series, funded by a faculty of law alumnus, Gregory Piasetzki (LLB 1980). The event has been reviewed by the Queen’s Event Assessment Team and has been approved to proceed. Campus Security will ensure appropriate security measures are in place to safeguard event attendees.

Race and Indigeneity in Recent Case Law

This meeting focused on cases related to discrimination in the workplace. In addition, this meeting showcased human rights cases related to race and indigeneity. Our guest Speaker was Janice Hill, Director of Indigenous Initiatives.

Meeting 21: Family Status and Social Media in Recent Case Law Discrimination in the Workplace

This meeting focused on cases related to family status as well as cases on Social Media discrimination in the workplace. Yvonne Cooper, Director of Communications at Queen’s University was our guest speakers at this meeting.

Meeting 20: Gender Identity and Gender Expression in Recent Case Law Discrimination in the Workplace

This meeting focused on cases related to gender identity and gender expression as well as cases on discrimination in the workplace. Jean Pfleiderer, Human Rights Advisor and Erin Clow, Equity Advisor were our guest speakers at this meeting.

Meeting 18: Discrimination, Hiring and Records Management

This meeting focused on discrimination and hiring, including a discussion on document management. Carolyn Heald, Director, University Records Management & Chief Privacy Officer and Marie Doherty, Director, Client Services were the guest speakers at this meeting.

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Meeting 17: Contemporary Human Rights Cases

In this meeting, the Human Rights Legislation Group focused on contemporary human rights cases. Topics discussed at this Human Rights Legislation Group meeting included, workplace accommodation, the rights and responsibilities surrounding medically prescribed marijuana and accommodation related to family status.